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[[File:Dimitri Bielak palace of sorrow.jpg|The ruins of the Palace of Sorrow - by Dimitri Bielak. © FFG|thumb|400px]] | [[File:Dimitri Bielak palace of sorrow.jpg|The ruins of the Palace of Sorrow - by Dimitri Bielak. © FFG|thumb|400px]] | ||
− | The '''Palace of Sorrow''' is a ruined island palace in the [[Rhoyne]] at [[Chroyane]]. Prior to the city's downfall a thousand years ago, the structure was called the '''Palace of Love''' by the [[Rhoynar]]. | + | The '''Palace of Sorrow''' is a ruined island palace in the [[Rhoyne]] at [[Chroyane]].{{Ref|aDwD|18}} Prior to the festival city's downfall a thousand years ago, the structure was called the '''Palace of Love''' by the [[Rhoynar]].{{ref|TWOIAF| Ancient History: Ten Thousand Ships}} |
==Recent Events== | ==Recent Events== | ||
===''A Dance with Dragons''=== | ===''A Dance with Dragons''=== | ||
+ | Travelling down the [[Rhoyne]], the ''[[Shy Maid]]'' and her crew pass the palace. [[Tyrion Lannister]] sees slender, broken spires and roofless towers thrusting blindly upward. The crew see graceful buttresses, delicate arches, fluted columns, terraces and bowers. The palace's towers and fallen stones are covered in thick, grey moss and black vines. The fog allows Tyrion to see only a quarter of the palace, but he believes it must have been ten times the size of the [[Red Keep]] and a hundred times more beautiful.{{Ref|aDwD|18}} | ||
− | + | ==Quotes== | |
+ | {{Quote|There was laughter here once ... There were gardens bright with flowers and fountains sparkling golden in the sun. Those steps once rang to the sound of lovers' footsteps, and beneath that broken dome marriages beyond count were sealed with a kiss.{{Ref|aDwD|18}}|[[Tyrion Lannister]]'s thoughts}} | ||
− | + | ==References== | |
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− | + | [[Category:Palaces]] | |
− | + | [[Category:Chroyane]] | |
− | + | [[Category:Rhoynish ruins]] | |
− | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Places in Essos]] |
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[[es:Palacio del Pesar]] | [[es:Palacio del Pesar]] | ||
[[fr:Palais du Chagrin]] | [[fr:Palais du Chagrin]] |
Revision as of 06:52, 7 February 2019
The Palace of Sorrow is a ruined island palace in the Rhoyne at Chroyane.[1] Prior to the festival city's downfall a thousand years ago, the structure was called the Palace of Love by the Rhoynar.[2]
Recent Events
A Dance with Dragons
Travelling down the Rhoyne, the Shy Maid and her crew pass the palace. Tyrion Lannister sees slender, broken spires and roofless towers thrusting blindly upward. The crew see graceful buttresses, delicate arches, fluted columns, terraces and bowers. The palace's towers and fallen stones are covered in thick, grey moss and black vines. The fog allows Tyrion to see only a quarter of the palace, but he believes it must have been ten times the size of the Red Keep and a hundred times more beautiful.[1]
Quotes
There was laughter here once ... There were gardens bright with flowers and fountains sparkling golden in the sun. Those steps once rang to the sound of lovers' footsteps, and beneath that broken dome marriages beyond count were sealed with a kiss.[1]
—Tyrion Lannister's thoughts
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 18, Tyrion V.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, Ancient History: Ten Thousand Ships.